Potential new buyer for Dow Jones
Ron Burkle, the billionaire investor who has explored a bid for Tribune, is also interested in exploring an offer for Dow Jones, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, in conjunction with the union that represents Journal employees, the union chief said Tuesday.

Warner to make catalog available free
Lala.com will make the vast majority of albums in the Warner Music catalog available at its site as audio "streams," which can be heard online but not downloaded and which Warner hopes will improve sales.

Conrad Black's 'trial of the century' turns into muted affair
The defense in the criminal fraud case against Conrad Black is due to wrap up this week, with little drama.

Debitel acquires Talkline for €560 million
The addition of Talkline's clients will swell Debitel's user base to almost 13 million, giving the company more clout to compete with Deutsche Telekom, the former German government monopoly.

Investor betting on Palm's future
Elevation Partners, which is buying 25 percent of the cellphone software firm, thinks change will come too fast for a few large players to dominate the industry.
- Palm strikes deal to sell stake for $325 million

Ask.com promises more robust responses
Queries at the No. 4 search engine now yields a richer variety of results, including video, images and lists of related searches.

U.S. limits fines for profanity
An appeals court struck down the Federal Communications Commission's tougher policy on televised expletives under President Bush.

Intel and Asustek to make low-cost PCs
The notebook computer, costing as little as $200, is aimed at the education market in developing countries.

Politics are taboo in China's virtual world
The company developing the Chinese version of Entropia Universe has lined up more than 20 companies to sell their products, in the new virtual world, including clothing and cellphone makers.

Rivals try to save the operating system
Faced with a changing dynamic, Apple and Microsoft were expected to develop operating systems that would increasingly reflect the influence of the Web.

With pay listings, top jobs come at a price
A growing number of niche sites devoted to high-end jobs are finding that applicants are willing to shell out a few dollars - or a few hundred - for the chance to get access to job ads.